Do consumers have a right to free broadcast TV?

It may seem like an unusual question, but it’s being asked more and more these days, especially after a recent flap involving the Fox network. As Yahoo News reported,

“Talk of free Fox and Univision TV shows moving to cable as part of a legal brawl has experts pondering if viewers have any right to ask the FCC to block the moves. …

“Fox executive Chase Carey dropped the bombshell at an annual industry event in Las Vegas on Monday, after the national broadcast networks lost another court battle with Aereo, an startup that wants to steam over-the-air TV signals without paying the broadcast networks. Univision’s leader soon followed with comments about leaving free broadcast TV.

” … (So), if you watch American Idol and Sabado Gigante for free using an antenna, do you have a right to demand government action to keep them on your TV?”

Whaddya think?

— Should the FCC preserve free broadcast TV as we know it?

— Or should networks have the right to shift to paid viewing if they want?